Log-sawing machine



L.. B. BUMHOVER LoGfsAwING MACHINE March 9 1926.

Filed April 24, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 March 9 1926.

L. B. BAUMHOVER LOG sAwING MACHINE March 9 1926.

l.. B. BAuMHovx-:R

LOG sAwING MACHINE Filed April 24, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented MarD 9, 1926.

UNITE/1D Louis. B. BAUMiiovEa,

-ay CAiBQLL, iowa- LoG-SAWlNG Maquina.

naliatioii .filed pi 24, 13% Serial Ne 7.0.8330- Z'o all' 'zc/lum it may Concern.'

Be it'known that '1,- Lours B. Burien no viin, a citizen oi' the United States, resid-y ing at Carroll, in the 'county of Carroll and State oi iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Log-Sawing l'i/lachines, oit' which the following i's a specification.

rlhis inventionwl'elates to machinery for sawing logs and has for its object the provision of' novel means for eed'angvthe log to the saw; novel means for guiding the log past the saw; novel 'means for carrying the severed portion of. the log from the saw, and novel means for preventing the sawdustaccumulating so as to clog thefaction 'of the saw. The invention also seeks 'to provide novel means for etiectuaflly supporting the log while it being cut and while it is be.- ing `fed across the plane of the saw in position to permit a second cut. The invention also seeks toimprove generally the construe#Y tion, arrangement and operation of sawing machinery to the end that the efficiency and the durability oi the same may be increased. These stated objects, anld'other objects which will incidentally'appear in the 'course of the following description, are attained'in such a mechanism as is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, andtheV invention resides incertain novel 'ieatures which will be par@ ticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

in .the drawings;

Figure l is a 'plan view of my improved apparatus, the'carriage being'indicated by dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the apparatus;

Fig.V 3 is -a transverse section on the line 8 3 of ,Fig-.2;K

Fig. i isla detail plan view of the carriage; Q

Fig. V.5 is a detail transverse section o n the line 5 5 of lFig'. 2 showing the work-securing means, andk Fig. 6' is a detail view ot thecombined driving pulley and 'fait In carrying tout my invention, I ,employ main traine consisting ofbeamsf or sills l which are supported upon vany suitablek anchorsfor foundation members Q'which will rigidly n'iaintain' the sills 1in a level position. The sills are connected :at vtheir ends and at suitableV intermediate points @by crosswbars 3, and at lone ,end of the l'trame I provide standards or 'posts' 4' 'carrying at their'upper ends braces and connecting bars, indicated at 5,'wh'ereby to support the saw and the mech-l anism in'nnediately ad jacent the same'.

The main driving shaft or saw arbor 6 is 60 journaled in suitable bearings supported by the upper bars or beams 5 and the saw 7 secured to the inner end of the said sha-ft. Upon the outer end of the main sli-ait or saw arbor is secured a band pulley 8,(around which a belt') is trained 'to-impart power to the'pulley from` any convenient prime motor or source` of motion. The Spokes l0 of the said driving pulley are in the form of 'webs extending" radially between the saw arbor and tlie'rim of the pulley but having their f width disposed atV an `oblique angle to the axis of the pulley or theV saw-arbor, as will be readily understood' upon reference to Figs.4 l and 6. lt will also be. noted upon reference to said figures that the spokes have anv app'reciable'width so that, when the pulley is rotating, the spokes 'will'actas tan blades to create an air blast which is caused to travel inwardly and 'below the saw and create a suction thereon whereby the `sawdust will be carried. away from the saw and pre# rented fromv vzicc'umulating so as to choke' the action of the saine. To `control the 'said blast,'l provide a conduit ll which has one S end'expanded so to'provide a circular hoed-l2 fitting closelyto the inner side of. the combined pulley and i'an and thereby re'- c'eive and conihe the' air blast so that itwill be forcee to travel through the conduit which extends downwardly from the pulley and below the main frame of the machine, ask shown elea'riy in Fig. 2. Gn theupper side of the conduit in the plane of the saw is provided la 'nozzle 13 which extends up to the saw and 'may lit about the lower portion of the same sothat the suction through the conduit will 'draw the sawdust through the nozzle into the conduit as rapidly as it is 'ormedfand the saw 'will be maintained clear and :tree ot all accumulations. The sawdust may be allowed to accumulate below the. main frame or the conduit may be extended to any desired point.

A transmission shaft Ll is journalevd upon the trame 'and is operatively connected at its rear yend with the driving shaft or saw arbor 6 by gearing l5q which 'may be cog gearing, as shown, or maybe friction'al gearing, ir" preferred.' This' transmission shaft lll` eX- 110 tends forwardlyupon" the frame and is equipped at'it's'y i'rontfend with 'a friction driving disk 16 to impart niotion to ay smaller l'friction disk 17 slidably mounted upon a countershaft 18 but constrainedV to rotate with said shaft. rlhe said disk 17 is provided with a hub or sleeve 19 having an annular groove ZG in its circumferential surface, which groove is engaged by a shifting lev r 21 inounted upon the main fraine, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. By properly ad justing the lever 2l, the disk 1'2" may be shifted radially 'ot' the disk 1S and the speed of the Countifrshaft thereby regulated. lf the disk 17 be shifted across the center of. the disk 16, the rotation of the counlershaft will be reversed. Upon the inner end of the counlershaft i t3 is a pinion niesning with a gear Q3 arranged belovr it and secured upon the inner end of a druni shaft 2e This drinn shaft is rotatably mounted in suitable bearings provided therefor upon the sills or beams l and about midway the and the outer ends of the said sills a drurn 25 is secured upon the said shaft. .d cable `2G is wound tightly upon the druin 25 and one end of the said cable-entends directly froin the druni to the rear bar of the carriage, While the opposite end portion of the cable is trained about a guide' pulley 98 upon the rear bar of the Inain franie and then carried forwardly to be attached to a tightening bar 29 upon the rear sidel of the bar 2T .of the carriage. As shown in Fig. Ll, the cable is provided at its ends With hooks 30 engaging in eyes 31 secured in the bar 27 and in the tension or tightening bar or rod 29 respectively. rl`he tension bar or rod 29 is rotatablyniounted in suitable bearings upon the carriage frainc bar 27, and a ratchet Wheel 32 secured upon the said tension bar or rod and engaged by a paivl 3S hung upon By rotating the tension the freine bar 2( rod 29, the cable E26 will be partly wound around the saine and will be thereby put under increased tension so that stretching of the cable inay be easily compensated and the proper engagement of the cable about the druni 25 maintained. The carriage coinprises a front bar 3l connected with the bar 2T by end bars and mounted upon the end bars 35 are rollers 36 which are adapt ed to travel upon tracks 3?' secured to the upper edges of cross bars 38 which, in turn, are secured upon the sills 1. Preferably, the rollers 86 have groored peripherics and the tracks 3T are in the forni` of upstauding rails adapted to fit closely Within the groeved perlpheries oit the rollers .so that the carriage will be held to a rectilinear path and will be fed froin front to rear or vice versa'upon the inain frame as the cable 26 wound upon the druin 25 in one or the otherV direction. rEhe logl is, of course, supported on the carriage and, as the carriage is 'f ed rear- Wa'rdly` the logwvill befed to and past the san which Will cut into and through the log.

l't Will be'noted that the pinion Q2 and gear 28 will transmit lnotion to the drum shaft 9A: so that the Vsaid shaft Will rotate at a less speed than the saw arbor or the countershaft and, therefore, the log will be fed to the saw at a sped commensurate with the capability of the saw to cut through the log.

"At the inner ends of the front and rear bars 34 and 27 of thecarriage, I provide bearings 39 in which is journaled a shaft 40 which carries roller ll between the bear inns the said rollei1 havino its ieiioher7 t 7 :t: l d

dished or inade concave from end to end and preferably provided Withlongitudinally eX- tending ribs whereby a log7 indicated at i137 resting` upon the said roller Will be lirinly supported but may be caused to travel in Vthe direction of its own length but pre-` vented from rolling toward either end of the roller. To feed the log over the roller7 a circular head 114 ifs-secured upon the front end of the shaft 40, and this head is provided in its periphery with sockets 4.5 in which a lever 46 niay be engaged. Thelever is removably fitted in any one socket and then actuated manually so as to turn the shaft l() and the roller 41 secured thereon so that the log may be fed endwise after the completion of each cut to present a second portion of the login position to be cut. The outer end of the logis carried by a trailer which is mounted upon thecarriage to travel thereon. The base or truck ofthe trailer consists of a fraine l? which inay be of any convenient form, furnishing bearings for axles 48 equipped with rollers 49 adapted to travel upon the bars 27 and 311. The bar 2T has a flat sinooth upper `surface and the rear rollers e9 are preferably constructed with smooth peripheries to travel upon the said bar. To prevent lateral inovenient of the trail-er and hold it to a rectilinear path, the front rollers 49 are preferably constructed With grooved poripheries adapted to engage" and be guided by a track 50 secured upon 'the bar 34. The trailer is of course, provided with a saddle or cross bar 51 upon which the log may rest, as shown in Figo, and a standard 52 rises from the rear end of the said cross bar, the front end of the cross bar being forked or otherwise constructedto provide a recess 53 across `which issecured a locking pin or bolt 54C. The standard 52 is provided with a plurality of notches 55 in its rear edge along its upper portion, and

' these notches are engaged by al pin or bolt 56 extending acrossy one end of a clamping bar 57 the end of the said clainping bar being forked or slotted so that it may span the upper end of the standard 52 and the standard be received between the inner portion of the bar and the lockingv pin or bolt 56. A t'the front side of the trailer7 I provide a locking bar 58 which is provided at its lower end with a hook 59 adapted to extend with' in the recess 53 Vand engage under and around the pin or bolt 54, as clearly shown in Fig. The rear edge of this locking bar 58 is constructed with notches or hooks titl with any one of which may be engaged a ring or loop 61 carried by the free end of an angle lever G2 which is fulcrumed within the free end of the clamping bar 57. Below the clamping bar 57 is a clamping head 63 which is of arcuate form to tit readily over the log and provided on its under side with spurs G4 adaptedto engage the log and hold it firmly in place. Stems G5: rise from the head G3 and fit slidably through the bar 57, a spring 66 being coiled around the'central stem between the bar 57 and the head 63 so that pressure may be exerted upon the head through the bar to firmly hold the log upon the trailer. lt will be readily seen that the clamping bar maybe slid downwardly upon the standard 52 so that the head 63 will be firmly held to logs of various sizes and after the head and the bar have been thus adjusted, the ring` or loop 61 is engaged in a proper notch of the locking bar 58, after which the lever 62 is swung downwardly and inwardiy and the locking bar drawn into such close engagement with the pin 5d that accidental separation of the parts will be prevented. The tra-iler is equipped with a feed roller which is similar 'to the roller 4:1 and is provided at its front end with a head 76, the upper portion of the circumferential surface of the roller being preferably slightly higher than the saddle 51. When cutting a very long log when the trailer was not pro vided with a feed roller, it was necessary to use a pry of some kind to support the log off the trailer while readjusting the trailer to the outer portion of the log. With the present construction, however, after `the trailer has been drawn close to the feed roller 41, the clamping members 57 and 63 may be released and the roller 75 then rotated in contact with the log to effect travel of the trailer under the log until itk reaches the proper point to be again clamped to the log.

Between the gearing 15 and the saw, I provide a conveyer 67 which is preferably an endless belt .or apron tra-ined around rollers 68 at the rear and adjacent the front of the main frame. The shaft oraXle of .the front roller 68 is extended outwardly equipped with a pinion 69 meshing with a gear 70 slidably fitted upon the countershaft 1S butV constrained to rotate therewith. Thi s gear 7 0 may be shifted along the countershaft by a lever 71 in an obvious manner so that it. may be thrown into or out of mesh with the. pinion 69 and the conveyer apron 67 thereby actuated or permitted to remain at rest. Posts 72 are erected upon the frame adjacent the outer side edge of the conveyer and to the upper ends of these posts are pivoted arms 73 carrying a rail 74 which constitutes a As shown clearly in Fig- 2, the end lof'the log will abut the rail 74C and pivotal movement of they arms 7 S'will set the said rail not only higher ory lower but at ditlerent distances from the saw and, consequently, the rail may be easily set at such distance from the saw that the desired length of the log will be cut. The conveyer 67 is timed to travel at the' same speed as the carriage and, therefore, the greater length of the log and the endthereof which is being ont will travel uniformly and binding or bending of the saw will beA avoided. 'll he conveyer will continue its travel after the cut has been completed and the severed portion of the log will be thereby carried to the rear of the main frame and deposited upon the ground or onto another conveyer' which will carry it to a pointof storage or use.

After a section has been cut from the log, the travel of the belt 67 may bemomentarily arrested by shifting the gear-70 and the travel of the carriage reversed by properly shifting the gear 17 so that the carriage will be returned to the front of the apparatus to permit the log to be adjusted in positionV for another cut. After the log has been adjusted, the pulley 17 and the gear 70 may be returned to their operative positions and the previously cut section may then resume its travel to the rear of the machine. The manual rotation of the roller 41 will cause the log to be fed endwise over the carriage and the trailer will, of course, travel with the log so that the log will be firmly supported but may be Very easily adjusted to feed successive portions of the same into position to be acted upon by the saw. The apparatus is compact and free of complicated arrangements so that it is not apt to get out of order and it will operate efficiently and easily.

Having thus described is claimed as new is:

1. In a sawing apparatus, the combination of a main supporting frame, a saw mounted thereon, a trailer mounted for travel toward and from the plane of the saw, a standard rising from the rear side of the trailer, a clamping bar adjustably mounted upon the said standard, a clamping head carried by said bar and adapted to engage a log resting upon the trailer, means for locking said clamping bar to the trailer, and means for supporting the inner free end of the log and feeding the same across the plane of' the saw.

2. In a sawing apparatus, the combination of a main supporting frame, a saw mounted thereon, a trailer mounted for travel toward and from the plane of the saw, a standard rising from the trailer at the rear thereof, a locking bar engaged with the front side of the invention, what the trailer and rising therefrom, aolamping har adjustahly mounted upon the standard, a clamping head carried by said vbar and adapted to engage a log resting upon the trailer, a locking; lever fulorumed upon the clamping bar adj aoent the front end thereof, means carried by Said lever to engage the looking bar whereby to lock the Clamping bar to the log, and means for supporting the tree end o the log an l.t'eecliiig the` saine across the `plane of the saw.

3. 1n a sawing apparatus, the combination of a main frame, asaw mounted thereon, a trailer mounted for travel toward and from the plane. of the saw, a standard rising from the rear side of the trailer, a clamping har ad]ustal: ly mountedupon `the standard, a clamping head arranged loelou7 said bar and adapted to engage a log resting upon theV trailer, stems rising from said clamping head through the Clamping bar, an expansion spring disposed about one of said stems between the clamping head and the Clamping bar, means for looking the clamping bar to the trailer, and means for supporting the inner free end of the log and feeding the same across the plane of the saw.

In testimony whereof I :rmx my signature.

Lorne B. BAUMHOVER. te SJ 

